Reason #249 for 2XKO's Failure

I don't know anything about this game, but watching Evo Japan, I don't see any cool guys, charming rogues, or edgelords in the roster. They forgot the most fundamental archetypes. It seems to be the only one of these games the French play though, so that must mean something. Publishers! Check if French people like your upcoming game! If they do, worry!

Maturity's Dawn

It's when you look back on the fantasy and science fiction games you enjoyed as a youth and wonder, "Wait a minute. How many of those settings and stories were some guy's Dungeons & Dragons/GURPS/Traveller/Vampire: The Masquerade homebrew campaign?" The answer is 86.7%, by the way.

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The premium version will be made of metal and make satisfying clinking noises as you spin it, plus it will have multiple settings so that it can be used for all three books. That might be a trilogy, but it can also be a collection along some other lines.
The temptation will be great to have sentences that only someone with the premium code wheel can read, but it's a mistake. As it is, people will refrain from just looking up the text on the internet because they'll enjoy the process itself, but once they look up the secret message, that's it for restraint. Video game hint books work the same way.

Ax Renaissance

I know many of you want to be daring iconoclasts by giving your main character an ax, but when it comes down to it, your courage fails you. All right, try this: The main character is a puppet character. The puppet has the ax. Boom!

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At least not a real one, if you know what I'm saying, and I think you do, but let's pretend we don't to set an example, deceptive as it may be.

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It will also pass by harmlessly if you don't ignore it. Maybe. Sure you want to risk it?

The Retreating Horizon

We're supposed to be living in the future, but people are still playing Age of Empires 2, Warcraft 3, and Starcraft 1. What's going on here? Is the the time-dilating effect of a black hole? Yes. One happens to be passing by right now. Ignore it and it will leave harmlessly.

Addendum

Obviously there would be a "Lens" command always available. The player would have no idea what it would do in any given situation. Just like the author!

Adaptation Corner

What's the best video game genre for Lensman? Probably one of those Japanese adventure games in which you pick from Talk, Look, Think, Call, and Investigate over and over till something happens.

Nintendo Direct: Tragedy?

I dunno fellas, I think Decapolice might be done for.

A Call to Innovative Action

We've all been sitting here confident we've been doing a good job, but I just found out a new Bleach mobile game is coming. No surer sign of total cultural stagnation could there be. We've gotta make some new stuff stat.

Joke Corner

Zero Company? More like zero sales! No, that's too obvious. More like bankrupt company! Well, it's better. This is all an exercise which in no way is intended to describe the actual success of the game, which we're sure will do fine.

Addendum

But there's still time for a hero shooter, right? Right?

Empty Bandwagons

It's probably too late to hope for success with a Vampire Survivors-type game, but not a single fantasy book property ended up being the setting for one so far as I know. What's everybody doing out there?

The Problem With Being Trapped in an Online Game

It was plausible you could survive in an MMORPG, but nowadays you'd be trapped in Fortnite or Marvel Rivals and be dead in seconds.

Thoughts on Age of Empires

You know, I'm starting to think there's a particular age of empires at all! It seems like we've had empires for a long time! Unless we are to reckon humanity's entire existence the age of empires. That's pretty deep.

More Like Final Fantasy Temporarily Crisis!

I know there's something better in there, but I haven't figured it out. Anyway, buck up, evercrisisters. We'll always have our memories.

Adaptation Station

I overheard your muttering. "I wonder what sort of video game Clark Ashton Smith's tales should be converted into." The answer is Diablo-clone. You're welcome.

Guild Wars 3

Guild Wars 3! And it's a prequel! That seems like a terrible idea! I'm not excited about it at all! Go play Guild Wars instead.

Addendum

Now in games it's different so long as you still get XP, which is why Dragon Quest XII can stride confidently.